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Monster wave measured by Southern Ocean wave buoy one of largest recorded in Southern Hemisphere

Most read & most shared Story — Story By MetOcean scientists — This past Saturday, MetOcean Solutions’ wave buoy in…

InfoGraphic: The Big Picture on Tuesday

A northwesterly airflow lies over New Zealand on Tuesday, a front within this flow pushes northwards over the South Island…

Weather Video: Frosts give way to warmer winds, possible sub-tropical low

A large high covers New Zealand right now, locking in the Antarctic blast from Friday and Saturday and ensuring a…

Cold change melting as warm winds return to New Zealand this week

New Zealand was frosty nationwide on Monday with even the ‘winterless North’ getting a taste of the Antarctic blast with…

InfoGraphic: The Main Weather News Highlights across NZ: Mon, Tue, Wed

An anticyclone brings mainly settled weather to New Zealand today, a front moves onto the lower South Island overnight. This…

Monday’s national forecast

An anticyclone brings mainly settled weather to New Zealand today, a front moves onto the lower South Island overnight. Northland,…

The Big Picture on Monday

An anticyclone brings mainly sunny and settled conditions to New Zealand on Monday. The outllook for Monday is almost nothing…

Poll Results: A warm response to frosts

The results of our latest poll suggest New Zealanders aren’t the biggest fans of the warmer than average weather we’ve…

Let it snow! The 26 best photos sent in during the Antarctic blast

Wind chills below zero, strong southerlies – it was a wintry Saturday over New Zealand. For the most part this…

Sunday’s national forecast – the Antarctic blasts eases

Across today the Antarctic blast over the country gets pushed further and further east of New Zealand thanks to an incoming…

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Meteors – Your Eyewitness Reports!

WeatherWatch.co.nz receives meteor reports from all over New Zealand and the globe, 24/7/365. **CASUAL COMMENTS**If you’ve seen something in the…

Latest: Gabrielle approaches NZ (+25 Maps)

The effects of Cyclone Gabrielle will be felt across much of the North Island today, especially later in the day,…

Cyclone Gabrielle strengthening as it slowly passes Great Barrier Island (20+ maps)

12:15am Tuesday NZDT — Cyclone Gabrielle’s movement has slowed to an absolute crawl near Great Barrier Island. The longer the…